Prevent Microsoft Edge from gathering Live Tile information when pinning a site to Start

Policy ID
PreventLiveTileDataCollection
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Microsoft Edge

Description

This policy lets you decide whether Microsoft Edge can gather Live Tile metadata from the ieonline.microsoft.com service to provide a better experience while pinning a Live Tile to the Start menu.

If you enable this setting, Microsoft Edge won't gather the Live Tile metadata, providing a minimal experience when a user pins a Live Tile to the Start menu.

If you disable or don't configure this setting, Microsoft Edge gathers the Live Tile metadata, providing a fuller and more complete experience when a user pins a Live Tile to the Start menu.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • PreventLiveTileDataCollectionREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • PreventLiveTileDataCollectionREG_DWORD

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